Amazon employees with COVID-19 will not receive paid leave

Online retail giant Amazon will end its paid leave policy for sick employees COVID-19 Since May 2, the company representative informed employees in the US on April 30, according to CNA.

The change was made in light of COVID-19 vaccine allocations and revised guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the company said.

Amazon has announced to employees in the US that they will receive 5 days of unpaid leave if they have COVID-19.

“We may continue to adjust to align with our pre-COVID policies,” the company said, citing the continued remission of the pandemic, the availability of vaccines and treatments, and direction. Updated public health guide.

The changes come at a time when Amazon is facing a series of challenges and after a recent attempt to unify several warehouses. In April, Amazon warehouse workers in New York City voted to form the first union.

On April 30, Amazon said it is stopping reporting positive cases of COVID-19 at facilities on its website, unless required by law. The company has also cut paid leave for infected workers virus down to a week or up to 40 hours from January this year. Previously, workers with COVID-19 had two weeks of paid leave.